Preview issue · Halloween week

This week in Vallejo

Thu Oct 29 – Wed Nov 4, 2026. Our launch census counted 47 verified events across Vallejo this week — Halloween Saturday alone is stacked. Below are the highlights, organized the way every issue will be. A note on times: not every organizer publishes one, so where you don’t see a time, check the organizer before you head out.

Top picks

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  Día de Muertos Festival
  Sun Nov 1 · 700–900 Marin St · The week’s centerpiece — Vallejo’s Day of the Dead celebration downtown.
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  UFO in concert — Empress Theatre
  Sat Oct 31 · Empress Theatre · A real rock bill on Halloween night.
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  Six Flags: Tricks and Treats / Oktoberfest — final weekend
  Sat Oct 31 · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom · Last weekend of the fall combo.
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  Trunk-or-Treat car show
  Sat Oct 31 · Solano County Fairgrounds · Classic cars, costumes, and candy.
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  Nightmare on Glenn Street
  This week · Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD) · GVRD’s Halloween scare.

Family & kids

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  Downtown Costume Contest & Stroll
  Sat Oct 31 · Downtown Vallejo · The family-friendly heart of Halloween Saturday.
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  Bilingual storytime
  Sat Oct 31 · Vallejo library · One of four library programs on this week’s calendar.
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  Pet adoptions
  Sat Oct 31 · Adopt, don’t just browse — local rescues out with adoptable animals.
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  Trunk-or-Treat car show
  Sat Oct 31 · Solano County Fairgrounds · Also a Top Pick — the rare event that lands in both.

Music & nightlife

Fourteen of this week’s events are live music or nightlife. The headliner is UFO at the Empress (see Top picks); also on:

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  Live music at Vino Godfather
  Sat Oct 31 · Vino Godfather winery, Mare Island.
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  Speakeasy Halloween show
  Sat Oct 31 · Costumes practically mandatory.
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  Townhouse party
  Sat Oct 31 · The Townhouse is doing Halloween its own way.

Free stuff

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  Saturday farmers market
  Sat Oct 31 · Vallejo’s year-round Saturday market — the weekly anchor.
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  Library programs
  All week · Four library programs made this week’s census across Vallejo’s branches, including Saturday’s bilingual storytime (see Family & kids).
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  Día de Muertos Festival
  Sun Nov 1 · An open street festival on Marin St — see Top picks.

We flag the no-ticket and open-to-the-public stops here; always confirm details with the organizer.

Benicia corner

The long tail

Churches, clubs, schools, and community programming — the layer the tourism calendars miss:

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  Church harvest nights ×2
  Sat Oct 31 · Two Vallejo churches run harvest-festival nights for Halloween.
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  Touro University public speaker series
  This week · Touro’s public lectures — one of Vallejo’s quiet, year-round institutions.
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  Drawing Club
  Sat Oct 31 · Bring a sketchbook.
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  Coffee tasting
  Sat Oct 31 · A Saturday-morning palate cleanser before the Halloween chaos.